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Gator makes a small keyboard bag that fits the hd500 perfectly. Has enough room for the pod and a couple of cables in the bag and there is a side pocket for the adapter and more accessories. Sells for around $30-35 at most stores. Well worth it!

I've been using a Gator GK2110 with the HD500 for about a year now, works perfectly. Very rugged and protects just fine. Just be sure to put the HD500 in the bag with the connectors toward the bag handle, that way when you sit it down it doesn't sit on the jacks.

Really? I have the Pod XT Live bag and I've just bought a Pod X3 Live bag. I can't even cram my new Pod HD 500 into either of them however hard I try. Both bags are a full few inches too short around the perimeter.

Really? I have the Pod XT Live bag and I've just bought a Pod X3 Live bag. I can't even cram my new Pod HD 500 into either of them however hard I try. Both bags are a full few inches too short around the perimeter.

Andy

This would suggest to me that you don't actually have an X3 Bag then as if my memory serves me right, the X3 and the HD500 are the same length.

Also, I have a Line 6 X3 Bag for my HD500 and there is a couple of inches to spare inside.

Yes, according to Line 6 the Pod HD500 is the same length and only 0.29 inches deeper. I'm pretty certain it is the X3 Live Bag (98-030-0012), it came labelled as such.

Is it possible there's significant variation between bags sold at different dates or in different countries? Or perhaps just poor quality control? My bag does seem weirdly misshapen, it's hardly very rectangular.

I've seen so many people say they have problems with the X3 Bag which doesn't make any sense as we have discussed they are exactly the same length with minimal variations on other dimensions so yeah, I'd say it's entirely possible there have been some variations somewhere along the production line or that some bags have simply been mislabled.

It's almost as if SKB made this bag specifically for the HD500. The lengthwise fit is exact. There is about .75" extra in the width, which is what you want in order to get the HD500 in and out, since this is more like a case than it is a bag. The rigid EPS foam is going to provide a lot more protection around the perimeter than other carry bags out there.

The 1SKB-SC2311 will also work, but it's 1.5" longer (and also .50" narrower). Personally, I prefer no side-to-side slop, but it's questionable as to how much sliding around the HD500 would do in the SC2311. Either way, the SKB is a way better choice than Gator or RoadRunner (which both make good stuff) for the HD500.

The only problem with the 1SKB-SC2111 is that they're hard to get right now. Everyone but Full Compass was back-ordered on them.